A Nobody's Destiny

by Golden Flare

Day 9: New Clothes

You began to stir as you found yourself in the waking world, you sat up and proceeded to stretch, until you smell something rancid. You followed the smell to your armpits and recoiled immediately, nearly coughing at the nasty odor. You tried to figure out how you got this stench in the first place, and then it clicked.

My soccer tryouts, you thought.

That's right, you came home after your tryouts, not to mention catching Rainbow and Pinkie spying on Crystal Prep, and you were so tired, you neglected take a shower that night. With a clear goal set in mind, you make your way to the bathroom...

After spending twenty minutes in the shower, trying to rid yourself of your stink, you exited the bathroom, put your coat back on, and went downstairs for breakfast. Celestia made a simple breakfast this time; toast with jam, juice, and scrambled eggs. You sat down with your adoptive family and began to dig in, once again feeling your aches from yesterday ebb away.

"Naxon," Luna began, "must you keep wearing that coat? The warmer weather is starting to come in."

"I have nothing else to wear, remember?" you say.

"Then that's what's on the agenda for today," Celestia began, "after breakfast, we're going to Carousel Boutique to get Naxon some new clothes."

"Doesn't Rarity work there?" Luna asked.

"Yup, and that's another reason we're going there. You wanna spend time with your friends, right, Naxon?"

You nod.

"Then why don't we go see Rarity while we get you some clothes?"

"Sounds like a plan."

You all progressed with eating and afterwards, made your way to the car and drove into town to the local clothing store.

You all enter the establishment with a bell ringing overhead to indicate that the employees have customers. Out from behind a curtain steps a familiar pretty face.

"Welcome to Carousel Boutique, where everything is—Naxon?!"

You smile, "Good morning, Rarity."

After recomposing herself, Rarity cleared her throat and said, "W-Well, um, same to you. And what can I do for you and our principal and vice principal?"

"We're here to purchase new clothes for Naxon." Celestia answered.

Rarity's eyes glittered, "Oh, yes! I'd be happy to!" she rushed to your side and began measuring you, "Hmm...black isn't really in this season, but he seems to pull it off pretty well..." then she checked your head and your feet, "Mm-hm...there's so much potential in Naxon's wardrobe..." she went over to her desk and scribbled something on a piece of paper, afterwards she returned to the group, "Just jotting down some notes for possible works. Now, back to business, I have quite a few articles of clothing for you to wear, Naxon, are you ready to try some on?"

You nod, "Lay 'em on me."

Rarity squealed in excitement, "Oh, this is going to be so much fun!"

She started dressing you in several combinations of clothing; a flashy, gem-studded outfit, then a plain, gemless outfit, a tuxedo, a t-shirt with shorts, a rainbow-like outfit, and lastly, a grayish outfit, all while giving her critiques:

"Too flashy."

"Too dull."

"Too formal."

"Too casual."

"Too colorful."

"Not colorful enough."

"Um, Rarity?" you interject, "Maybe I should find something to wear?"

"Oh! Um, of course!" Rarity obliged, feeling a little embarrassed that she didn't ask you what you wanted.

You pick out a few things that look and feel right to you and walk into the changing room to try them on. You pull the curtain aside and step out wearing a white button-up dress shirt, dark blue denim pants, gray sneakers with white laces, and underneath, gray-toed white socks. You shove your left hand in your pants pocket, making it look like you're striking a pose.

"I thought it'd be best to keep it simple." you say.

Rarity blushed at you and your new apparel as she replied, "Y-Yes, I agree."

You pull out your wallet and get ready to pay her for the clothes—

"Oh, there's no need for that, Naxon, it's on the house."

"Really?" you ask.

"Of course! You're my friend, after all, and I owe you for the new ideas I've gotten from examining your coat."

"Thanks. That's really generous of you."

She giggles, "It's part of who I am, dearie."

"Well, we're going to go and run some errands," Celestia said. "Naxon, you can stay with Rarity while we're out and we'll see you at home, okay?"

You nod.

Celestia clapped her hands once, "Excellent! Let's get going, sister."

Celestia and Luna exited the shop and left you with Rarity, who was feeling the texture of your coat. She hung it on a nearby coat rack and walked over to you.

"Well," Rarity began, "since you're here for the day, would you like to help me around the shop? I'm going to be opening soon and I'll need any hands I can get."

You nod, "Sure. I'll do what I can."

Rarity smiled brightly, "Perfect! Let's get started, shall we?"

You and the teenage fashionista opened up the clothing store officially and customers began pouring in; Rarity handled them like it was no problem, you, on the other hand, had a little difficulty speaking to other people, Rarity helped you, of course, she was patient and kind to you when you struggled, especially when students from CHS came in. After a while, you got used to dealing with customers, you even developed a sense of fashion that helped the customers decide what would look best on them, Rarity appeared impressed that you adapted so quickly and have a good fashion sense. After five hours, Rarity decided it was time to close up shop for the day.

As you take some down time, you eat the cupcake you got from your party and chug one of your apple ciders, feeling your tiredness from today fade. Rarity is sitting next to you, sipping a cup of tea with her pinkie out, you theorize she must enjoy trying to be a high class, well mannered lady. She sets her cup down and turns to you.

"I can't thank you enough for your help, Naxon," she says, "because of you, I've gotten a lot more done than I usually do and my sales have boosted with your newly adapted fashion sense!"

"Well, I'm an adaptable guy, heh-heh." you chuckle.

"You were a big help nonetheless. Here," she hands you a fifty dollar bill, "this is how much you've earned working with me."

"Thanks, but...I never asked to be paid."

"Exactly. You're very generous whether you realize it or not, and I admire that, so I decided to be generous back."

You stare for a moment, then smile, "...Thank you."

She blushes and giggles, "Anything for a dear friend."

You look at the clock and stand up, "Well, I'd better get going, It's almost time to train with Rainbow."

"Okay then, if you need new clothes or another job, you know who to call."

You take your leave and head on your way to the school. Little do you know that you've been spied on the entire time by a girl with short purple hair wearing a Crystal Prep uniform...

She holds up a walkie-talkie and speaks into it, "This is Flare to Zap, he's heading to Canterlot High to train, it's your show now. Over."

"Roger. Got him in my sights. I'm tailing him right now. Over."

She puts the device in her bag and walks away like she did nothing wrong, "I wonder what's so special about this kid? Sure, his sports skills are unreal, but what's in between the lines?" she smirks, "I believe it's high time we find out..."

After stopping at Sugarcube Corner for some food and drink for you and Dash, specifically two glazed donuts and two medium milkshakes to go, which cost you roughly eight dollars, you continued on your way and made it to the soccer field, where Rainbow was kicking soccer balls into the goals. She hears coming turns to see you with an unamused look.

"You're late, you know." Rainbow said.

"I know, I know, I was working at Rarity's shop this morning." you said.

"That explains where you got the clothes from and why you're not wearing your coat."

"Here," you hand her one of the two bags you were carrying, "I gotcha something on the way here."

"Sweet, snacks!" she snatches the bag from your hand and starts wolfing down the donut and slurping the milkshake, letting out a great, big belch afterward, "Ahh, thanks, dude, I needed that."

You wave the air in front of your face, fanning away Rainbow's burp, "Uh, no problem."

"Alright! Finish up your own food and let's get training!"

You did just that and got onto the field, doing some one on one practice with Rainbow. You two took a few breaks from time to time and chatted during those times. You felt yourself grow a little stronger during your training with Dash.

Level Up!
Lv. 2 > 3
HP: 27 +1 =28
MP: 22 +0 =22
STR: 9 +3 =12
MAG: 7 +0 =7
DEF: 8 +3 =11
SPD: 10 +2 =12
Crit. %: 7 +1 =8
Crit. Bonus: 9 +1 =10

By the time you two finish, the sun begins to set and you two head on home.

You can't help but feel that your relationship with Rainbow will become much closer soon...

The girl from Rarity's shop, codename "Flare", and the other girl, codename "Zap", met up in an alley within the city.

"How much intel did you get, Indigo?"

"Heh! A lot! I'm tellin' ya, Sunny, the kid's getting stronger!"

"Is that so?" she thought for a moment, but shook her head, "We can't get any ideas yet, we need more information."

"No prob! I got word that the kid's gonna be helpin' out at the animal shelter tomorrow! I'll get ol' Sour to spy next!"

"Very well. Hopefully we'll find all that we need to look for..."

"You worry too much. New guy or not, Canterlot High's still gonna lose the Friendship Games!"

"Maybe...but that wasn't what I was getting at."

"Huh? Whataya mean?"

"...There's something about him. Something that fills me with...oh, what's the word...curiosity, intrigue, and...deep longing. A sort of, attraction, if you will."

"You like the guy?"

"Something like that. When I saw him in the shop, he just has this...air around him that draws you to him. You know what I mean?"

"I think. Well, I'm headed home, my job's done for the day, we'll give Cinch all the deets we got when the whole group is together. Later!"

Indigo left Sunny in the dark alleyway as she began to slip into the shadows.

"That boy is hiding something. I can feel it."

And just like that, she was gone.